13+ Millennials Think Back on What They Miss Most About the 90s
Everyone looks back on their formative years with rose-colored glasses, and millennials who grew up in the 90s are no different. If you’re one of them (or just love the 90s) then these 15 memories are probably going to spark more than a few of your own. #15. When you got home “I miss being...
You Can Buy Your Cat a Halloween Costume, So Drop Everything and Check Em Out
You might need to mentally prepare yourself for the amount of cuteness that’s going to fill these pages below, because you guys – Amazon is selling Halloween costumes for cats. Let’s leave aside the obvious fact that obviously the majority of cats in this world have no interest in dressing up in costume (unless it...
7 Cool Items That Were Born During Hard Times
I love learning about where traditions, practices, and pop culture phenomenons were born. It’s often not where you’d expect – I definitely wouldn’t have have guessed for these 7 things that are now considered cool…but grew out of bad circumstances. #7. Disposable pads Disposable pads first appeared in the late 19th and early 20th century when...
The New York Public Library Is Helping People Who Can’t Afford to Look Their Best for a Job Interview
Job searching is no picnic, and if you’re someone struggling to make ends meet as it is, tracking down leads, putting together a great resume, finding time to go on interviews, and looking the part are all components of the process that can strain a person’s already strapped finances. The idea that perhaps the library...
This Artist Is Joining Forces with Project Literacy to Illustrate the Struggles of Those Unable to Read and Write
You may not be aware that illiteracy is still a large societal issue, even in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, but it definitely is. With 32 million illiterate adults living in the US and another 5 million in the UK, it’s real a problem – one that the people at Project...
Talking to Your Toddler Can Boost Their IQ
I know, I know – you’re thinking that your toddler never, ever stops talking, so you’re already chatting them up all day and night, right? Well, if that’s the truth, it turns out that you’re doing them a great service by engaging and answering their endless (and I do mean endless) questions about the world...
Here’s How Often You Should Wash Your Sheets, According to Science
Washing your bedsheets is sort of a catch-22, right? I mean, climbing into a freshly made bed covered in clean-smelling sheets is one of the best feelings in the world, and yet…if you’re the one who has to do the washing and drying and making, the pleasure is diminished about 10% with each task. Well,...
15 of the Most Unexpected Movie Deaths in History
First off, this post is obviously full of MAJOR SPOILERS so read at your own risk! I’m a total film buff. Before I had my son, I would go to the movies at least once a week, and my collection at home is comprised of as many classics and nostalgic films from my 80s and...
15+ Haunted House Employees Share Their Best Moments on the Job
It’s finally October, which means it’s time for pretty foliage, sweaters and boots, cider, and all thinks spooky and haunted. As a teenager, haunted houses were one of the biggest things I looked forward to in this best-of-all-months, and I can’t wait for my kids to get older so I can go again and pretend...
It’s October! Here Are 13 Over-the-Top Pumpkins to Inspire You This Halloween
Autumn is officially here, and if you’re someone who loves crisp temperatures, brilliant leaves, hot cider, and sweaters, you’re also probably included in the 46% of people who carved and put out pumpkins in 2017. If this sounds like you, and last year you went with the standard triangle eyes, nose, and half-toothless mouth, these...
These 5 Tricky Riddles Will Keep You Guessing
These 5 riddles might seem easy at first, but once you dig in, they’ll probably take way more brain power than you think to come up with the answers. Check them out! #5. A murderous wife? Continue reading when you’re ready for the answer!
15 Romantics Reminisce About Their Very First Kiss
They say you never forget your first kiss – or your first love – and I can say that for me, at least, both are true. One was significantly better than the other, though, since my first kiss took place in middle school and was sufficiently awkward enough to coincide with the setting. These 15...
14 Funny Art History Memes
Sometimes you just need a good slew of memes to get through your afternoon. If today is one of those days for you, then I’ve got some pretty hilarious ones posted below – double bonus if you’re an art history fan, but it’s definitely not required in order to get the jokes. #14. Accurate. #13....
7 “Facts” It’s High Time We Stopped Believing
There are more than a few myths that are so ingrained in popular culture as “facts” that pretty much everyone believes they’re true. For example, did you know Mount Everest isn’t the tallest mountain in the world? Or that drinking milk isn’t necessary for developing strong bones? Below are 7 more things that are patently...
Don’t Worry, Millennials — Steak Umm Has Your Back
Sometimes it can seem as if everything wrong in the world gets laid at the feet of the millennial generation, despite the fact that most people seem to think “kids today” are millennials. The truth is that millennials are largely in their late twenties to early thirties, are married, and have already started their families....